his duties included providing information for delegates, seeing that all required materials were available and like matters

to be of like mindtener ideas afines

she and a group of friends of like mindella y un grupo de amigos con ideas afines;he was very intolerant towards people not of a like mindera muy intransigente con las personas que no le daban la razón

his friends at home were of like mindhe could be very intolerant toward those not of a like mindhe and a little group of cultured persons of like mind began to prepare plans for a great Exhibition

they are as like as two peas (in a pod)se parecen como dos gotas de agua

do you have any idea what it's like to be poor?what was it like growing up in Hillsborough?nothing like it had happened before"have you had an argument?" - "no, (it's) nothing like that"what's the coat like?eyes like starsit tastes like vinegar

it's not like him to do thatno es propio de él hacer eso;isn't it just like him!¡no cambia!;¡eso es típico de él!;(it's) just like you to grab the last cake!¡qué típico que tomes or cojas tú el último pastelito!; (Esp)

how like him to refuse to accept payment

3(similarly to)como

he thinks like uspiensa como nosotros;like me, he is fond of Brahmsigual que a mí, le gusta Brahms

he, like me, thinks thatlike a fool, I asked him back to the housethe news spread like wildfire

she behaved like an idiotse comportó como una idiota

just like anybody elseigual que cualquier otro

like this/thatasí

it wasn't like thatno fue así;no ocurrió así;I'm sorry to intrude on you like thissiento importunarte de este modo;stop pacing like thatdeja de dar vueltas;he got up and left, just like thatse levantó y se marchó, así, sin más

they'd come and bring their neighbours, like as nothe'll like enough stop in again tonightI found this money, likewe skidded across the road and like hit this treeI decided that I'd, like, go and take a picture of him in the shower

conjunction

1(as)como

like we used to (do)como solíamos (hacer);do it like I dohazlo como yo;it's just like I sayes como yo digo (informal)

we really were afraid, not like in the cinema

to tell it like it isdecir las cosas como son

you can't help but admire someone who has the guts to tell it like it isthe scenes of Raynor injecting himself are sickening and his drug withdrawal sequence is harrowing, but no one can blame Rush for telling it like it is

2(as if)como si

he behaved like he was afraidse comportaba como si tuviera miedo;you look like you've seen a ghostparece que acabas de ver un fantasma

he felt like he'd won the poolshis arms looked like they might snap under the weight of his gloves

an epidemic the like of which we have never seen in this centurytechnological advances the like of which the world had previously only dreaned ofthe likes of him

I've no time for the likes of himno soporto a la gente como él

posh hotels are not for the likes of you and meshe rubs shoulders with the likes of Princess Dianawhy would somebody like her want to spend an evening with the likes of me?

sparrows, starlings and the like or and such likegorriones, estorninos y otras aves por el estilo

you can add salmon, sardines, tuna and the likemany students are also keeping fit through jogging, aerobics, weight-training and the like

to compare like with likecomparar dos cosas semejantes

companies are not homogeneous animals - it is difficult to compare like with likeyou have to make sure you're comparing like with likehis theory does not work because it does not compare like with likejams in transparent containers where the customer can compare like with like in the shop

like attracts likeDios los cría y ellos se juntan

in terms of the mating game, like seeks likeone theory about love that nearly all of us can relate to is that of like attracting likethe homeopathic maxim: like cures like

like[laɪk]

transitive verb

1(find pleasant)

object, activity, place

I like dancing/footballme gusta bailar/el fútbol;I like bright coloursme gustan los colores vivos;which do you like best?¿cuál es el que más te gusta?;your father won't like itesto no le va a gustar a tu padre;I like oysters but they don't like meme gustan las ostras pero no me sientan muy bien;we like it herenos gusta este sitio;I like himme cae bien or simpático;I don't like him at allme resulta antipático;no me cae nada bien;I've come to like himle he llegado a tomar or coger cariño; (Esp)don't you like me just a little bit?¿no me quieres un poquitín?;you know he likes you very muchsabes que te tiene mucho cariño or que te quiere mucho

I liked him as soon as I saw himshe is someone I like and admireI like that hat

well, I like that!¡será posible!;¡habráse visto!

untidy? I like that! - their place is like a pigsty!

she is well liked hereaquí se la quiere mucho

2(feel about)

how do you like Cadiz?¿qué te parece Cádiz?;how do you like it here?¿qué te parece este sitio?;how would you like to go to the cinema?¿te apetece or se te antoja ir al cine?; (LAm)how would you like it if somebody did the same to you?¿cómo te sentirías si alguien te hiciera lo mismo?;how do you like that! I've been here five years and he doesn't know my name¡qué te parece!, llevo cinco años trabajando aquí y no sabe ni cómo me llamo

how do you like him?we'll go to Paris! - how would you like that?how do you like that?¿qué te parece?

I like to know the facts before I form opinionsme gusta conocer los hechos antes de formarme una opinión;I like to be obeyedme gusta que me obedezcan;she likes him to be home by tenle gusta que esté en casa antes de las diez;I like to think I'm not prejudicedcreo que no tengo prejuicios;I like to think of myself as a humanitarianme considero una persona humanitaria

At this time of year I like to get all our summer clothes washedhe likes to appear prosperousthey like to quote John Kennedy's inaugural addressI like to drink at least 2 litres of water a dayI like to get the job done without fuss and go homeshe doesn't like him drinking so muchI like to [believe] thatI like to believe my experience counts for somethingI like to think we give firm but caring advice

whether he likes it or notle guste o no (le guste);quiera o no (quiera)

like it or not, our families make us what we arewe're going to have to spend the night here whether we like it or not

whenever you likecuando quieras

she can do what she likes with himhe can say what he likes - I won't change my mindwould you like to tell me what happened?I thought of asking him but I didn't like to

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would/should like

(specific request, offer, desire)

would you like a drink?¿quieres tomar algo?;I'd like you to do itquiero que lo hagas;would you like me to wait?¿quiere que espere?;I'd or I would or(formal) I should like an explanationquisiera una explicación;me gustaría que me dieran una explicación;I'd like to think we're still friendsquisiera creer que todavía somos amigos;I'd like to take this opportunity to thank you allquisiera aprovechar esta oportunidad para darles las gracias a todos;I'd like the roast chicken, please(me trae) el pollo asado, por favor;I'd like three pounds of tomatoes, please(me da) tres libras de tomates, por favor

I should like to know whyI should like some more time to consider thisI should like to have a better look when there's more time to study itI'd like (to take) a few days off, if that's possiblewould you like cream in your coffee?I should like more timewe'd like a double room for three nightswould you like to go to Seville?

I shan't be here when he takes over, so my likes and dislikes hardly matterthis is not an occasion to show your likes and dislikes in a public waythis is a critical age when children start to grow permanent teeth and develop likes and dislikes

Verb"Gustar" better avoided

While gustar is one of the main ways of translating like, its use is not always appropriate. Used to refer to people, it may imply sexual attraction. Instead, use expressions like caer bien or parecer/resultarsimpático/agradable. These expressions work like gustar and need an indirect object:

Conjugations

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